Georgie 1998 to 5-11-2015

Georgie came to us in December 1998, probably about 5 months old. My wife and I had not had cats in years but Georgie wormed her way into our hearts. She paved the way for little Elmo in 2001, and he died of congestive heart failure in 2011. Georgie's health was failing in the last few years, bouts with hypherthryoidism, kidney problems, heart murmur and later major heart problems, suspected small cell carcinoma (treated with chemo pills since Dec. 2013), and finally, a lump appeared on her shoulder in December 2014 that we couldn't do biopsy on because of her heart probably wouldn't survive the anesthesia. We knew her time was limited and the lump became a large fibrosarcoma. She was on a tremendous amount of medication.

Friday she started limping and slowly that turned into not being able to walk on her rear legs. A quick visit to the night emergency vet and we had pain medication and a probable diagnosis that the tumor had grown and effected her spinal cord and she was losing the ability to use her rear legs.

More visits Saturday and Monday morning and she was slowly getting worse and the pain apparently harder to control. She had a bad night Sunday that included me sleeping in the kitchen floor with her to keep her calm because I was concerned about giving her more pain meds. I fed her baby food most of the weekend by syringe.

The Monday morning diagnosis was the tumor had done the damage and we were at the point of no return.

I was able to spend a lot of time with her all weekend long, God I loved this cat... and I HATE euthanasia... but Gareth's words in "When The Moment Comes" came back and I went and read it again.

My wife took Georgie back to the vet yesterday for her final visit, as I don't do well with those things.

Thanks for the support on this board all of these years during her illnesses..

(and, I will think of her everyday...)

What a wonderful tribute to such a sweet cat. She was so lucky to have you in her life, and I'm sure she gave you much love and enjoyment in return. You did the only thing that you possibly could have done, her life was no longer one of enjoyment, she was in pain from something that could not be made better. My heart goes out to you, I know how much it hurts to lose such a big part of your family. She is no longer suffering and though it seems that your heart will never heal, one day you will smile at those precious memories instead of crying out in pain. It sounds like she was a brave and strong little girl, but even the strongest must one day be at rest, she would want you to not dwell on her death, but to go on with your life until the day you meet again. RIP sweet Georgie, you will never be forgotten for you were greatly loved!  

Beautiful Georgie 

Beautiful Georgie.  I am so sorry for your loss, and your wife's as well.  

What a lovely little girl. I am so sorry for your loss and wish you only happy memories of your gorgeous Georgie!

Best regards.

I'm so sorry.  Georgie was clearly so well loved and I know you were well loved in return.  RIP little girl.  

I am sorry for your loss of Georgie!  Great you got to have her for 17 years.

Thanks everyone, her Memory Portrait turned out nice...

That's a beautiful portrait and tribute. RIP, Georgie. You were obviously loved very much and will be missed.

I am so sorry for your loss. Just take comfort in knowing that Georgie is always with you. Love and Light to you, your family, and Georgie.

So sorry for what you are going through. I am also mourning my sweet boy Karl. He was so much more than a cat and the pain is awful...so much worse than I could have ever imagined. It has only been a week since we ended his suffering. He had kidney lymphoma and barely made it a month after being diagnosed. It was a shock couldn't believe he could get so sick so fast. He had a terrible seizure last week and I knew I couldn't let him have another. The trip to the emergency vet that night was surreal and so terribly sad I don't think I'll ever get over it. I am sick over this and I don't know how I will go on. He was only 7. What a beautiful soul. I know God wanted him early because he was too good to stay here on earth. He was one in a million...

Karlsmom515......I am sorry for your loss. I too just put my cat of ten years down on April 14th. It was sudden and unexpected. She got sick and she never got sick.....and about two weeks later I had to make the heartbreaking decision to put her to sleep. She had cancer. I thought I would have her for at least another five years or so.

I'm single so it was just me and her. Brooklyn was my life. We had been through so much together. I loved her like a child. Most people say/think oh...she's just a cat. No she wasn't. She was my baby. I look forward to being with her again someday. Its been over a month now but the pain and hurt still feels like it was yesterday. I don't cry all day long like I did that first week and a half, but I still have my moments. For instance, right now I am crying typing this. I try to think of the good times we had and shared which makes me smile and wish she was still here physically. I know she is with me in spirit. I talk to her all the time and I still send my love to her. I know she's in a better place and she's not sick or in pain any longer. That helps but it doesn't heal my broken heart or fill the void I feel without her. They say that with time, it all gets easier and better. I hope it does. The grief councilor said that every one grieves differently. She said that its okay to cry and miss her. She said there will be a lot of people who won't understand your grief or think you're crazy to be so emotional over an animal. She said to ignore those people ....you don't owe them an explanation. You owe them nothing. You have the right to grieve as you need to. You need to heal yourself...not them. This has helped me because I do have people in my life who don't understand and may never understand. Just because they don't....doesn't mean I can't grieve.

I truly hope you are able to grieve and heal your broken heart. I hope you are able to find peace. My heart goes out to you. There are people out there that do understand the way you feel and you are not alone feeling that way. I am one of them. If you need to talk, please feel free to message me. This also goes to anyone else who may be reading this and needs to talk.

My sympathies are with you. Sending love and light to you, your family, and Karl.

I'm so sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers go out to you during this difficult time.

RIP Beautiful Georgie

I was able to spend time with Georgie twice at length before she was buried. I had two songs available, that maybe all of the lyrics don't completely work but for the moment and what I had available, they were okay. I had "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel and "Turn On Your Heartlight" by Neil Diamond available and was able to play those while with her. From now on, everytime I hear those tunes I will be taken back to that time with Miss Georgie.

Grief, yanks you up and down and suddenly gives you an okay day for some reason, then comes back with a vengeance for two days or more. I think what I have come realize after 3 weeks is that I am grieving the loss of my BEST friend...